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Syringe services programs and real-world research: An overview for pharmacists
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2020To review key arguments supporting and criticizing syringe services programs (SSPs).Peer-reviewed literature and publicly available documents.Pharmacy organizations-including the American Pharmacists Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists-have stated that pharmacists should support programs that supply sterile injection ...
Ronald Ron, Carico +4 more
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Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2021
Predictors of syringe exchange behavior are critical to informing secondary prevention measures needed to attenuate risk of blood-borne infections among persons who inject drugs (PWID).Participants included PWIDs who attended a syringe services program in New York from 2015 to 2017 (n = 1777).
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Predictors of syringe exchange behavior are critical to informing secondary prevention measures needed to attenuate risk of blood-borne infections among persons who inject drugs (PWID).Participants included PWIDs who attended a syringe services program in New York from 2015 to 2017 (n = 1777).
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Implementing best‐practice with a local syringe service program: Needs‐based syringe distribution
Public Health Nursing, 2020AbstractObjectivesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite access to sterile syringes as a key component of a comprehensive strategy aimed at limiting the spread of infectious disease among people who inject drugs (CDC, 2020, America’s drug overdose epidemic: Data to action). In an effort to implement best‐practice, inform stakeholders,
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Client characteristics associated with desire for additional services at syringe exchange programs
Journal of Substance Use, 2021The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between client characteristics and desired services offered at syringe exchange program (SEP) sites among women who inject drugs (WWID). We investigated whether a desire for additional services varied as a function of these client characteristics.A sample of 69 women who were syringe exchange ...
Daschel J. Franz, Camille C. Cioffi
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Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2022
Abstract People who inject drugs often have a higher prevalence of risk factors associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and associated morbidity and mortality, compounded by challenges in health care access. This increased vulnerability underscores the critical need to prioritize people who inject drug in ongoing COVID ...
Omeid Heidari +5 more
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Abstract People who inject drugs often have a higher prevalence of risk factors associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and associated morbidity and mortality, compounded by challenges in health care access. This increased vulnerability underscores the critical need to prioritize people who inject drug in ongoing COVID ...
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Role of Service Providers of Needle Syringe Program in Preventing HIV/AIDS
AIDS Education and Prevention, 2010To provide a national-scale picture of the needle exchange program in Taiwan, this study examined (a) needle and syringe program (NSP) service providers' AIDS-relevant harm reduction knowledge and attitudes; and (b) NSP services schemes and operation barriers encountered by different service modalities.
Tzu-I, Tsai +2 more
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Syringe services programs: White House releases model law
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 2021For syringe services programs (SSPs), which are legal under federal law, to operate, there must be state laws allowing them. This month, the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released a model law for states to use to ensure that such programs are accessible, safe and effective, and save money.
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Strengthening Partnerships Between Syringe Services Programs and Police in the United States
Substance Use & MisuseSyringe services programs (SSPs) are community-based prevention interventions that provide a range of services to people who use drugs (PWUD), including access to sterile injection equipment, treatment referrals, infectious disease testing, and overdose prevention through naloxone distribution.
Kayleigh B, Faber, Khary K, Rigg
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Strengthening Syringe Services Programs (CDC)
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Utilization of an Urban Syringe Service Program: Implications for Rural Pennsylvania
International Journal of Addiction NursingBackground: Syringe service programs (SSPs) provide health-promoting and preventative care for people who use drugs (PWUDs) and can reduce the risk of overdose and infectious diseases. SSPs are predominantly located in urban areas. Purpose:
Madeleine Lepore +4 more
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